PROCUREMENT PLAN (Textual Part) Project information: Sierra Leone: Financial Inclusion (P166601) Project Implementation agency: Ministry of Finance/Bank of Sierra Leone Date of the Procurement Plan: February 4, 2019 Period covered by this Procurement Plan: 18 months Preamble In accordance with paragraph 5.9 of the “World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” (July 2016) (“Procurement Regulations”) the Bank’s Systematic Tracking and Exchanges in Procurement (STEP) system will be used to prepare, clear and update Procurement Plans and conduct all procurement transactions for the Project. This textual part along with the Procurement Plan tables in STEP constitute the Procurement Plan for the Project. The following conditions apply to all procurement activities in the Procurement Plan. The other elements of the Procurement Plan as required under paragraph 4.4 of the Procurement Regulations are set forth in STEP. The Bank’s Standard Procurement Documents: shall be used for all contracts subject to international competitive procurement and those contracts as specified in the Procurement Plan tables in STEP. National Procurement Arrangements: In accordance with paragraph 5.3 of the Procurement Regulations, when approaching the national market (as specified in the Procurement Plan tables in STEP), the country’s own procurement procedures may be used. When the Borrower uses its own national open competitive procurement arrangements as set forth in The Public Procurement Act 2016, such arrangements shall be subject to paragraph 5.4 of the Procurement Regulations. When other national procurement arrangements other than national open competitive procurement arrangements are applied by the Borrower, such arrangements shall be subject to paragraph 5.5 of the Procurement Regulations. Leased Assets as specified under paragraph 5.10 of the Procurement Regulations: Leasing may be used for those contracts identified in the Procurement Plan tables. Not Applicable Procurement of Second Hand Goods as specified under paragraph 5.11 of the Procurement Regulations – is allowed for those contracts identified in the Procurement Plan tables Not Applicable Domestic preference as specified under paragraph 5.51 of the Procurement Regulations (Goods and Works). Goods: is not applicable; Works: is not applicable Other Relevant Procurement Information. None PROCUREMENT Sierra Leone : Sierra Leone Financial Inclusion Project PLAN General Information Country: Sierra Leone Bank’s Approval Date of the Original Procurement Plan: 2019-02-08 2022-03-11 Revised Plan Date(s): (comma delineated, leave blank if none) Project ID: P166601 GPN Date: Project Name: Sierra Leone Financial Inclusion Project Loan / Credit No: / , IDA / 63670 Ministry of Finance and Economic Development Executing Agency(ies): WORKS Activity Reference No. / Estimated Actual Draft Bidding Bid Evaluation Report Loan / Credit Procurement Prequalification High SEA/SH Procurement Process Draft Pre-qualification Prequalification Specific Procurement Bidding Documents as Proposal Submission / Contract Description Component Review Type Method Market Approach Amount Amount Document / and Recommendation Signed Contract No. Process (Y/N) Risk Document Type Status Documents Evaluation Report Notice / Invitation Issued Opening / Minutes Completion (US$) (US$) Justification for Award Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned GOODS Activity Reference No. / Draft Bidding Bid Evaluation Report Loan / Credit Procurement Prequalification Estimated Actual Amount Process Draft Pre-qualification Prequalification Specific Procurement Bidding Documents as Proposal Submission / Description Component Review Type Method Market Approach Document / and Recommendation Signed Contract Contract Completion No. Process (Y/N) Amount (US$) (US$) Status Documents Evaluation Report Notice / Invitation Issued Opening / Minutes Justification for Award Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual SL-MOFED-97393-GO-RFB / Ensuring the Viability of the Procure hardware and Single Stage - One IDA / 63670 Payments System through Post Request for Bids Open - National 300,000.00 0.00 Canceled 2019-06-10 2019-06-15 2019-07-27 2019-08-26 2019-09-30 2020-03-28 software equipment required Envelope Increasing Usage for upgrading of cybersecurity SL-MOFED-97090-GO-RFB / Procure hardware and Ensuring the Viability of the Single Stage - One software and services to IDA / 63670 Payments System through Post Request for Bids Open - International 400,000.00 0.00 Canceled 2019-05-27 2019-06-01 2019-07-13 2019-08-12 2019-09-16 2020-03-14 Envelope facilitate govt payment via Increasing Usage electronic methods SL-MOFED-96910-GO-RFB / Ensuring the Viability of the Supply and install POS Single Stage - One IDA / 63670 Payments System through Prior Request for Bids Open - International 450,000.00 0.00 Canceled 2020-07-06 2020-07-11 2020-08-22 2020-09-21 2020-10-26 2021-04-24 terminals and provide Envelope Increasing Usage maintenance/servicing SL-MOFED-97381-GO-RFB / Local firm to provide needed Ensuring the Viability of the hardware/software to Single Stage - One IDA / 63670 Payments System through Post Request for Bids Open - International 850,000.00 0.00 Canceled 2020-10-12 2020-10-17 2020-11-28 2020-12-28 2021-02-01 2021-07-31 facilitate rural connectivity to Envelope Increasing Usage the payments system for rural financial service providers SL-MOFED-96344-GO-RFP / Under Enhancing Interoperability of Single Stage - One Procurement of the National IDA / 63670 Prior Request for Bids Open - International 5,500,000.00 0.00 Implementati 2019-04-29 2020-02-05 2019-05-04 2020-04-08 2019-06-15 2019-07-15 2019-08-19 2022-02-28 Digital Payments Envelope Switch System of Sierra Leone on SL-MOFED-173341-GO-RFQ / Supply of Office Project Implementation Request for Single Stage - One IDA / 63670 Post Limited 44,138.00 37,252.90 Completed 2020-05-15 2020-06-11 2020-06-04 2020-08-05 2020-06-18 2020-08-19 Equipments, furnitures & Support Quotations Envelope Stationery SL-MOFED-201699-GO-RFQ Project Implementation Request for Single Stage - One / Procurement of (one) 4*4 IDA / 63670 Post Limited 60,000.00 57,778.76 Completed 2020-11-10 2020-12-03 2021-01-05 2020-12-22 2021-07-04 2021-03-26 Support Quotations Envelope station wagon for SLFIP PIU. SL-MOFED-232920-GO-RFQ Pending Project Implementation Request for Single Stage - One / Procurement of Light IDA / 63670 Post Limited 6,000.00 0.00 Implementati 2021-06-21 2021-08-16 2022-02-12 Support Quotations Envelope Equipment for Switch unit on SL-MOFED-254400-GO-RFP Ensuring the Viability of the Request for / Hire a firm to develop a IDA / 63670 Payments System through Prior Open - International 70,000.00 0.00 Canceled 2021-09-24 2021-10-01 2021-10-15 2022-01-17 2022-03-28 Proposals USSD Regulatory policy work Increasing Usage SL-MOFED-263305-GO-RFQ Ensuring the Viability of the Pending / Procurement of Call Request for Single Stage - One IDA / 63670 Payments System through Post Open - National 100,000.00 0.00 Implementati 2021-12-11 2022-02-05 2022-08-04 Management Systems Quotations Envelope Increasing Usage on software for BSL SL-MOFED-263487-GO-RFQ Under Project Implementation Request for Single Stage - One / Procurement of furniture for IDA / 63670 Post Limited 29,000.00 0.00 Implementati 2021-11-24 2021-12-23 2021-12-20 2022-01-03 Support Quotations Envelope the switch unit on SL-MOFED-266873-GO-RFQ Under Project Implementation Request for Single Stage - One / Procurement of IT and Office IDA / 63670 Post Limited 69,800.00 0.00 Implementati 2021-12-15 2021-12-20 2022-01-10 2022-01-24 Support Quotations Envelope Equipment for BSL. on NON CONSULTING SERVICES Activity Reference No. / Draft Bidding Bid Evaluation Report Loan / Credit Procurement Prequalification Estimated Actual Amount Process Draft Pre-qualification Prequalification Specific Procurement Bidding Documents as Proposal Submission / Description Component Review Type Method Market Approach Document / and Recommendation Signed Contract Contract Completion No. Process (Y/N) Amount (US$) (US$) Status Documents Evaluation Report Notice / Invitation Issued Opening / Minutes Justification for Award Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual CONSULTING FIRMS Activity Reference No. / Combined Evaluation Loan / Credit Contract Type Estimated Actual Amount Expression of Interest Short List and Draft Request for Proposals Opening of Technical Evaluation of Description Component Review Type Method Market Approach Process Status Terms of Reference Report and Draft Signed Contract Contract Completion No. Amount (US$) (US$) Notice Request for Proposals as Issued Proposals / Minutes Technical Proposal Negotiated Contract Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual SL-MOFED-96373-CS-CQS / Hiring an international firm to Consultant Enhancing Interoperability of conduct system testing for / Post Qualification Open - International 200,000.00 0.00 Canceled 2019-06-10 2019-07-01 2019-08-14 2019-09-13 2019-10-18 2020-04-15 Digital Payments user acceptance and Selection supporting tools and systems SL-MOFED-96383-CS-CQS / Consultant Hire a firm to conduct security Enhancing Interoperability of / Post Qualification Open - National 200,000.00 0.00 Canceled 2019-06-17 2019-07-08 2019-08-21 2019-09-20 2019-10-25 2020-04-22 audit and network penetration Digital Payments Selection tests Page 1 SL-MOFED-97067-CS-QCBS / Hire a firm to develop national stanfdards for mobile wallets and provide business advisory services to drive Ensuring the Viability of the Quality And Cost- access point innovation / Payments System through Prior Open - International 500,000.00 0.00 Canceled 2019-03-25 2019-04-15 2019-05-29 2019-06-26 2019-07-26 2019-08-30 2019-10-04 2020-10-03 Based Selection including developing a Increasing Usage national standard for mobile wallets and to provide implementation training and technical support SL-MOFED-97390-CS-CQS / Hire a firm to conduct Ensuring the Viability of the Consultant cybersecurity testing and IDA / 63670 Payments System through Post Qualification Open - International 200,000.00 0.00 Canceled 2019-05-27 2019-06-17 2019-07-31 2019-08-30 2019-10-04 2020-04-01 implementation plan for BSL Increasing Usage Selection and training for private banks SL-MOFED-97376-CS-CQS / Local firm to conduct needs Ensuring the Viability of the Consultant assessment of identifying IDA / 63670 Payments System through Post Qualification Open - National 100,000.00 0.00 Canceled 2019-04-22 2019-05-13 2019-06-26 2019-07-26 2019-08-30 2020-02-26 opportunities for rural Increasing Usage Selection connectivity of the retail payment system SL-MOFED-97383-CS-CQS / Hire a firm to support implementation of improvements necessary to Ensuring the Viability of the Quality And Cost- connect the payments system IDA / 63670 Payments System through Post Open - International 400,000.00 0.00 Canceled 2020-11-02 2020-11-23 2021-01-06 2021-02-03 2021-03-05 2021-04-09 2021-05-14 2022-05-14 Based Selection for rural financial service Increasing Usage providers, including training on core banking applications and support on data migration SL-MOFED-97379-CS-CQS / Local firm to conduct assessment of opportunities Ensuring the Viability of the Consultant to facilitate the connectivity IDA / 63670 Payments System through Post Qualification Open - National 100,000.00 0.00 Canceled 2019-05-27 2019-06-17 2019-07-31 2019-08-30 2019-10-04 2020-04-01 for Apex Banks and member Increasing Usage Selection community banks and FSAs to the payment system SL-MOFED-161815-CS-CQS Ensuring the Viability of the Consultant / Firm to conduct rural IDA / 63670 Payments System through Post Qualification Open - International 100,000.00 97,500.00 Signed 2020-02-28 2020-02-28 2020-03-20 2020-03-12 2020-05-03 2020-05-22 2020-06-02 2020-06-11 2020-07-07 2020-08-25 2021-01-03 connectivity assessment of Increasing Usage Selection the Retail Payment System SL-MOFED-233045-CS-LCS / Project Implementation Least Cost Pending Hire an audit firm to conduct IDA / 63670 Post Open - National 8,000.00 0.00 2021-07-08 2021-07-29 2021-09-11 2021-10-09 2021-11-08 2021-12-13 2022-01-17 2022-07-16 Support Selection Implementation Financial Audit SL-MOFED-233425-CS-QCBS / Hire an International firm to Enhancing Interoperability of Quality And Cost- Pending conduct system testing for IDA / 63670 Post Open - International 200,000.00 0.00 2021-06-09 2021-06-30 2021-08-13 2021-09-10 2021-10-10 2021-11-14 2021-12-19 2022-12-19 Digital Payments Based Selection Implementation user acceptance and supporting tools and systems SL-MOFED-233427-CS-QCBS / Hire a firm to conduct Ensuring the Viability of the Quality And Cost- Under Cybersecurity assessment, IDA / 63670 Payments System through Post Open - International 200,000.00 0.00 2021-05-10 2021-05-11 2021-05-31 2021-05-21 2021-07-14 2021-08-11 2021-09-10 2021-10-15 2021-11-19 2022-11-19 Based Selection Implementation testing, implementation plan, Increasing Usage and capacity building for BSL. SL-MOFED-234182-CS-CQS Ensuring the Viability of the Consultant / Hire a firm to Develop a IDA / 63670 Payments System through Post Qualification Open - International 70,000.00 0.00 Canceled 2021-05-14 2021-05-19 2021-06-04 2021-05-21 2021-07-18 2021-08-17 2021-09-21 2022-03-20 USSD Regulatory Policy Work Increasing Usage Selection SL-MOFED-255324-CS-CQS Ensuring the Viability of the Consultant / Hire a firm to Develop a IDA / 63670 Payments System through Post Qualification Open - International 70,000.00 0.00 Under Review 2021-09-29 2021-10-02 2021-10-04 2021-10-06 2021-10-25 2021-10-28 2021-11-06 2021-11-06 USSD Regulatory Policy Work Increasing Usage Selection SL-MOFED-266716-CS-CQS Consultant / Hire a payment systems Project Implementation Pending IDA / 63670 Post Qualification Open - National 100,000.00 0.00 2021-12-09 2021-12-23 2022-01-09 2022-01-16 2022-02-02 2022-08-01 consultant (operational) for Support Implementation Selection the Financial Inclusion Project. INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANTS Activity Reference No. / Invitation to Loan / Credit Contract Type Estimated Actual Amount Draft Negotiated Description Component Review Type Method Market Approach Process Status Terms of Reference Identified/Selected Signed Contract Contract Completion No. Amount (US$) (US$) Contract Consultant Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual SL-MOFED-96357-CS-INDV / Hiring a consultant to support Individual sustainable business model Enhancing Interoperability of / Post Consultant Open 100,000.00 0.00 Canceled 2019-04-22 2019-06-10 2019-07-01 2019-08-05 2020-02-01 for the national switch and Digital Payments Selection develop national switch operating procedures SL-MOFED-96368-CS-INDV / Individual Hire a consultant to support Enhancing Interoperability of / Post Consultant Open 150,000.00 0.00 Canceled 2019-04-22 2019-06-10 2019-07-01 2019-08-05 2020-02-01 implementation of the Digital Payments Selection national switch SL-MOFED-97397-CS-INDV / Hire an international Ensuring the Viability of the Individual consultant to support the Pending IDA / 63670 Payments System through Post Consultant Open 100,000.00 0.00 2019-04-22 2019-06-10 2019-07-01 2019-08-05 2020-02-01 development and Implementation Increasing Usage Selection implementation of financial awareness efforts SL-MOFED-97396-CS-INDV / Hire an international Ensuring the Viability of the Individual consultant to conduct legal IDA / 63670 Payments System through Post Consultant Limited 85,000.00 0.00 Canceled 2019-04-15 2019-04-20 2019-05-11 2019-06-15 2019-12-12 review of the payments Increasing Usage Selection legislation and to update the regulatory framework SL-MOFED-97401-CS-INDV / Individual Hire a consultant to develop Project Implementation Under IDA / 63670 Post Consultant Limited 20,000.00 0.00 2019-02-18 2019-02-21 2019-02-23 2019-02-21 2019-03-16 2019-04-03 2019-04-20 2019-10-17 the Project Implementation Support Implementation Selection Manual Page 2 SL-MOFED-98272-CS-INDV / Hire a local consultant to facilitate implementation of Individual Project Implementation component 2b (rural IDA / 63670 Post Consultant Open 200,000.00 0.00 Canceled 2019-03-11 2019-04-29 2019-05-20 2019-06-24 2019-12-21 Support connectivity) of the project Selection and work with Apex Bank and the private sector committee SL-MOFED-96347-CS-INDV / Hire an international Individual Enhancing Interoperability of consultant to support the IDA / 63670 Post Consultant Open 75,000.00 0.00 Canceled 2019-02-22 2019-03-19 2019-04-12 2019-05-03 2019-06-07 2019-12-04 Digital Payments procurement of the national Selection switch SL-MOFED-97405-CS-INDV / Hire an international Individual consultant to support the Project Implementation IDA / 63670 Post Consultant Open 100,000.00 0.00 Canceled 2019-05-27 2019-07-15 2019-08-05 2019-09-09 2020-03-07 private sector committee Support Selection including its design and capacity building SL-MOFED-102104-CS-INDV Individual / Hire a consultant to support Enhancing Interoperability of IDA / 63670 Post Consultant Open 75,000.00 0.00 Canceled 2019-02-22 2019-03-19 2019-04-12 2019-05-03 2019-06-07 2019-12-04 the procurement of the Digital Payments Selection national switch SL-MOFED-96363-CS-INDV / Individual Enhancing Interoperability of Hire a Switch Technical IDA / 63670 Prior Consultant Open 200,000.00 0.00 Canceled 2019-03-04 2019-04-22 2019-05-13 2019-06-17 2020-06-17 Digital Payments Advisor Selection SL-MOFED-97531-CS-INDV / Recruitment of a local consultant (Project Individual Coordinator) to facilitate Project Implementation IDA / 63670 Prior Consultant Open 300,000.00 0.00 Canceled 2019-02-14 2019-02-20 2019-04-04 2019-04-25 2019-05-30 2022-12-30 implementation pf the Support Selection project(SLFIP) for component 1 and the private sector committee SL-MOFED-103855-CS-INDV Individual Project Implementation / Recruitment of a Project IDA / 63670 Post Consultant Open 100,000.00 0.00 Canceled 2019-03-04 2019-03-04 2019-04-22 2019-05-13 2019-06-17 2020-06-17 Support Coordinator Selection SL-MOFED-104783-CS-INDV / Hire a local consultant to facilitate implementation of Ensuring the Viability of the Individual component 2b (rural IDA / 63670 Payments System through Post Consultant Open 100,000.00 0.00 Canceled 2019-03-11 2019-03-07 2019-04-29 2019-05-20 2019-06-24 2020-06-24 connectivity) of the project Increasing Usage Selection and work with Apex Bank and the Private Sector Committees SL-MOFED-97395-CS-INDV / Hire an international Ensuring the Viability of the Individual consultant to develop the IDA / 63670 Payments System through Post Consultant Limited 15,000.00 0.00 Canceled 2019-03-20 2019-03-25 2019-04-15 2019-05-15 2019-11-11 USSD (Unstructued Increasing Usage Selection Supplementary Service Data) regulations SL-MOFED-141688-CS-CDS / Hire a consultant to support Project Implementation IDA / 63670 Post Direct Selection Direct 80,000.00 100,588.66 Signed 2019-10-21 2019-10-21 2019-10-22 2019-10-23 2019-11-04 2019-11-13 2020-11-03 the procurement of the Support national switch SL-MOFED-141700-CS-CDS / Hire an international consultant to conduct legal Enhancing Interoperability of IDA / 63670 Post Direct Selection Direct 85,000.00 64,000.00 Signed 2019-10-22 2019-10-21 2019-11-01 2019-10-23 2019-12-14 2019-11-14 2021-07-14 review of the payments Digital Payments legislation and to update the regulatory framework SL-MOFED-142565-CS-INDV Individual / Recruitment of Local Project Implementation IDA / 63670 Post Consultant Open 75,000.00 72,000.00 Signed 2019-10-25 2019-10-25 2019-11-28 2020-02-25 2019-11-30 2020-03-23 2019-12-14 2020-05-07 2020-12-13 Consultant as a Project Support Selection Coordinator SL-MOFED-154612-CS-INDV Individual Enhancing Interoperability of / Payment Switch IDA / 63670 Post Consultant Open 175,000.00 174,302.04 Signed 2020-01-24 2020-01-21 2020-02-26 2020-03-13 2020-03-02 2020-04-09 2020-03-23 2020-08-04 2021-03-23 Digital Payments Implementation Manager Selection SL-MOFED-166452-CS-INDV / Hire a Payment Systems Ensuring the Viability of the Individual consultant (PSC) to help IDA / 63670 Payments System through Post Consultant Open 75,000.00 123,000.00 Signed 2020-03-27 2020-03-29 2020-05-15 2020-07-29 2020-06-05 2020-11-02 2020-07-10 2020-11-06 2021-01-06 operationalize the Sierra Increasing Usage Selection Leone National switch. SL-MOFED-186420-CS-INDV / A MAPPING OF Ensuring the Viability of the Individual GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS IDA / 63670 Payments System through Post Consultant Open 30,000.00 29,000.00 Signed 2020-07-31 2020-08-07 2020-09-18 2020-10-01 2020-10-09 2020-10-19 2020-11-13 2020-12-14 2021-05-12 FOR THE FINANCIAL Increasing Usage Selection INCLUSION PROJECT SL-MOFED-201696-CS-INDV Ensuring the Viability of the Individual / Hire a consultant to conduct IDA / 63670 Payments System through Post Consultant Open 30,000.00 0.00 Canceled 2020-10-28 2020-10-30 2020-11-24 2020-12-04 2020-12-18 2021-03-18 an assessment of the digital Increasing Usage Selection payment access point. SL-MOFED-164068-CS-INDV Ensuring the Viability of the Individual / Develop the USSD Policy and IDA / 63670 Payments System through Post Consultant Limited 25,000.00 0.00 Canceled 2020-03-13 2020-03-13 2020-03-20 2020-04-24 2020-10-21 Regulatory Work Increasing Usage Selection SL-MOFED-225242-CS-INDV Ensuring the Viability of the Individual / Develop the USSD policy and IDA / 63670 Payments System through Post Consultant Open 36,000.00 0.00 Canceled 2021-03-12 2021-03-24 2021-04-30 2021-05-21 2021-06-25 2021-12-22 Regulatory Work Increasing Usage Selection SL-MOFED-233047-CS-INDV Individual / Hire Technical Adviser to Project Implementation Pending IDA / 63670 Post Consultant Open 50,000.00 0.00 2021-06-30 2021-08-18 2021-09-08 2021-10-13 2022-04-11 support activities from Rural Support Implementation Selection Connectivity Page 3 SL-MOFED-263484-CS-INDV / Hire a Payment Systems Ensuring the Viability of the Individual Under consultant for the business IDA / 63670 Payments System through Post Consultant Limited 50,000.00 0.00 2021-11-29 2021-11-15 2021-12-04 2021-11-25 2021-12-14 2021-12-28 2022-03-28 Implementation aspect of the Financial Increasing Usage Selection Inclusion Project SL-MOFED-264646-CS-INDV / Hire a Data Center consultant to carry out the Individual assessment of Bank of Sierra Project Implementation Under IDA / 63670 Post Consultant Limited 50,000.00 0.00 2021-11-30 2021-12-21 2021-12-05 2021-12-15 2021-12-29 2022-01-28 Leone's production and Support Implementation Selection Disaster recovery sites for the Sierra Leone Financial Inclusion Project. SL-MOFED-233046-CS-INDV / Hire the services of a Individual communications consultant to Enhancing Interoperability of IDA / 63670 Post Consultant Open 20,000.00 0.00 Canceled 2021-08-19 2021-10-07 2021-10-28 2021-12-02 2022-05-31 develop a concise Digital Payments Selection communication plan for switch roll out SL-MOFED-283569-CS-INDV Individual / Hire the services of a Enhancing Interoperability of Pending IDA / 63670 Post Consultant Limited 80,000.00 0.00 2022-03-15 2022-03-20 2022-04-03 2022-05-08 2022-08-06 Payment Systems Test Digital Payments Implementation Selection Engineer Consultant Page 4